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I love California. Press Release: Legislation Streamlining Process for Transgender Californians to Obtain an Updated Birth Certificates Advances. “Transgender people, like all of us deserve to live with dignity and respect. For transgender people, something as simple as government recognition of their authentic gender identity goes a long way,” said Kristina Wertz, Legal Director for the […]

Lawsuits Challenge New York City on Sex-Change Rule – NYTimes.com. “I think you have the objective reality of their genital makeup and their chromosomal makeup, weighed against the entirely subjective experience of so-called gender identity,” Mr. Sprigg said. “I think the objective considerations are the only thing that should be recognized by the law.” apparently […]

From feministing, a couple of news stories that are absolutely atrocious. An 11 year old girl was raped by as many as 18 men and the victim blaming is out of control…. also a trans woman was brutally murdered. and THEN (as if that wasn’t enough) from USC some “rape-tastic” email was sent around degrading […]